# Man abducted, killed in Sangli over suspected affair, three arrested 2026-08-17T19:20:40+00:00 | India | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A 59-year-old man from Ambegaon Budruk was abducted and beaten to death in Sangli, with his body dumped in a canal. Three men were arrested on Friday, police said on Sunday. The deceased is Govind Upase. The accused are Vaibhav alias Satoba Kengar, 28, Rohan Sawant, 23, and Rahul Babar, 25. According to Ambegaon police, Kengar suspected Upase of having an affair with his wife. On August 10 around 2.15am, the accused abducted Upase from near Kamani Chowk in Ambegaon Budruk. They took him to an isolated spot in Shamgaon, Sangli, and assaulted him with an unidentified object, killing him. The body was then dumped in the Tembhu canal in Kadegaon taluka. The accused have been booked under sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, including 103(1) and 140(1). An unidentified fourth accused is being traced. Further investigation is underway. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Ambegaon, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Govind Upase, Sangli Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/man-abducted-killed-in-sangli-over-suspected-affair-three-arrested/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/man-abducted-killed-in-sangli-over-suspected-affair-three-arrested/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/